Acute? Care at home. The health and cost effects of substituting home care for inpatient acute care: A review of the evidence

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1123-1125

  Leff, B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NOTE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034867296     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49219.x     Document Type: Note

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